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Manchester's iconic Christmas 2024 mug designs revealed!

  • Friday 25 October 2024
A row of six brightly decorated mugs placed in a snowy scene with snow falling all around them and snowy cottages in the background.  The mugs have festive Christmas character designs on them with a Nordic theme

With just two weeks to go until the opening of Manchester's legendary Christmas Markets on Friday 8 November, the design of the city's iconic and always much-anticipated Christmas mugs for 2024 can now be revealed.

Countdown to opening sees Manchester Christmas Markets mapped!

  • Tuesday 22 October 2024
Man and woman walking away from camera towards the bright festive lights of market stalls ahead of them

With less than three weeks to go now until Manchester's legendary Christmas Markets open, we've got the markets mapped for visitors and festive shoppers with a special Christmas Markets map to help everyone find their way round and point them in the right direction for food and drink, live entertainment, and those all-important toilet stops.

Manchester to be guest city at iconic Barcelona festival next year

  • Friday 18 October 2024
Blurred image of crowds of happy people dressed in red, holding a young person smiling on their shoulders as they move

Manchester is to team up with Barcelona next September at the Catalan city's iconic La Mercè festival - which each year attracts hundreds of thousands of visitors into the city for a 4-day cultural festival that sets the very highest of bars for festivals everywhere, showcasing the very best of traditional Catalan culture, outdoor arts and music.

Our Town Hall: Portraits of a Workforce exhibition

  • Friday 18 October 2024
Image of Leah Finch, a Construction Manager for Lendlease stood in protective gear.

A new exhibition at Manchester Central Library is set to focus on some of the skilled craftspeople, artisan trades and construction team behind the current transformation of Manchester's Town Hall.

Help is at hand in Manchester

  • Monday 14 October 2024
Image of a flyer from the Council detailing support advice for people struggling through cost of living

Details of the Council’s support package for those struggling with the cost-of-living this winter, including enhanced support for pensioners, have been announced.

Manchester's magical Christmas Parade is back for 2024!

  • Friday 11 October 2024
A giant golden living Christmas Bauble with red ribbon on top

Manchester's magical Christmas Parade, THE heart-warming and feel-good event of the festive season, is back again for 2024 and set to delight children, families and anyone young at heart, as it makes its way through the city's streets on Sunday 8 December.

Manchester Christmas Markets - location lowdown for festive markets in Santa's favourite city

  • Sunday 6 October 2024
Aerial view looking across city scene full of twinkling lights, people and market stalls

With only a month to go until the opening of Manchester's world-famous Christmas Markets on Friday 8 November, the location lowdown for this year's festive markets in Santa's favourite city reveals even more stalls, more choice and more space for visitors to tackle their Christmas shopping, or to simply soak up the sights and sounds of the season.

Our Town Hall update outlines progress and position

  • Wednesday 2 October 2024
Image of the town hall from a bird's eye top-down view showing it encased in white cladding.

An update report on the Our Town Hall project which has been published outlines its progress, vision and the significant challenges which have impacted its budget and timetable.

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